The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-15
PLEAD GUILTY.
The Bald Knobbsrs on Trial at JsfIsr.
son City Weaken
And Enter a Plea of Guilty on all
Indictments.
The Grand Jury Returns a Verdict in
Each Case.
Judge Krekel Will Not Pass Sentence
till Next Week.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Sept. 9-The
trial of the Bald Knobbers came to a
sudden. termination yesterday after
noon by the defendants, in body, en-
tering plea of guilty. In the morn
ing Co. Boyd showed fight and the case
of Geo. Deaton was called. He was
charged with bulldozing Homesteader
Ridonhone. John Denny and George
Silvey were arraigned for whipping
Caleb Atwood and entered a plea Of
not guilty. Col. Boyd asked for a sew
eTance of the two cases which was de-
MED. He then objected to the jury on
the ground that it was prejudiced from
hearing other cases but the court or
dered the trial to proceed. When
court adjourned at noon the govern
ment had made the best case up to
date. Direct and circumstantial evil
dence was very strong and when the
afternoon session opened Col. Boyd
said: ''An you Bald KnObbers who
have not been tried come forward. {"
John Wright, VIM. Siiyey, Geo. Silveya
John Denny, Z. B. Denny and w. F.
Wright responded. Col. Benton stated
to the court that an agreement had
UocH LcdCHcu Will Cd Doyu
that the prisoners that had
gether with the prisoners on trial,
should submit their cases jointly to
the jury and to agree to a YER
dict of guilty on all indictments. Also,
that the prisoners convicted and under
a second Indictment for beating Hugh
Radcliffe had agreed to the same pro-
cess. The jury returned verdict of
guilty in each case. Col Boyd then with
drew all motions for new trials an an
nounced that the prisoners awaited
sentence. Judge KTekel said he would
not pass.sentence before next week. The
men are all young, of good characters,
none of them over twenty-one years of
age. There is no blood thirsty demand
for vengeance and it is generally be-
lieVed that the sentence will be mild.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
RUsHVILLE, Ind, Sept. S.-TwO de
structive fires occurred here yesterday,
burning two dwellings entire and dam
aging others and destroying several
barns and an old mill containing ma
chinery to the value of about $40, O00.
There was no insurance. The fire
started in a stable belonging to Will
liam Ravens and is supposed to have
been started by trampS with view to
burglary, as several of them were ar
rested while robbing house during the
progress of the fire. The total loss is
estimated at from S75, 900 to 1O0,0O
THE PADDOCK MURDERERs.
Sioux CITY, Ia, Sept. S.-The case
of the State VS.. Frederick Munchrath,
jr., for the murder of the Rev. George
G. Haddock, was called this morning.
Frederick Munchrath is a saloon
keeper and a son of a member of the
City Council. He is indicted for the
murder jointly with eight others. They
are John Arensdorf, Henry Peters,
Louis Platt, George Treiber, Henry
Sherman, Sylvester Grands, Harvey
Leavitt and Albert KaschWiSh, alias
Bismarck. The defendants demand
ed separate trials, as was their right I'M
der the law. At the time of Aren-
DORIS acquittal, the defendant charg-
ed with murder last February, when
the jury stood IL to l, there was a
widespread feeling of indignation over
lief that the States method of draw
ing jurors amounted to predetermining
a case against itself. Now there is
stronger evidence against Munchrath
than ArenSdOrf, but there is a growing
feeling that there can be no conviction
while the jury is drawn by the present
officials; the regular panel the
sheriff draws from names re-
turned by the county cleo
share are names of good men, farmers
mostly, the panel is soon exhausted.
Then comes the special venire OF sew
enty, which the sheriff, with absolute
discretion, both selects and summons.
Here may ''fine work come in" Sheriff
Mcdonald has summoned on this
special venire, among many more OBJ
jectionable persons, number OF Sa-
loonkeeperS or eX-SalOOnkeepers. Judge
Wakefield, who is an able jurist, will
preside over the trial, this being his
district. The State is represented by the
same counsel as at the former trial. The
defense is represented by Judge Pen
dleton, o. G. Tredway, G. w. Argo, S.
F. Lynn and DIR. George Kellogg. Dur
ing the day twenty-eight jurors were
examined. After the examination OF
the eighteen jurors of the regular
panel, the examination proceeded with
eight of the Sheriff's special venire of
20. The defense is entitled to two
peremptory challenges and the State
ten. It will take another day to COM
plete the jury.
A DARING BREAK FOR LIBERTY.
CHICAGO, Sept. S.-FOr a good many
days back, mysterious whisperings
have been floating around the stone
walls of the county Jail concerning an
affair, the knowledge of which has
until now been confined to only a very
few individuals. Edward Mcdonald,
the partner of McGarigle in bOOdlism-
and who was sentenced along with
him, made daring break for his lib
erty about two weeks ago, which had
it proved successful, would have more
than rivaled in its sensational features
the celebrated episode of the bath tub
and the flight to Canada. One even
ing about two weeks ago, friend OF
the prisoner, woman, was admitted
to see him. This. woman had long
coil of rope concealed about her per-
son, which she left in the possession Of
Mcdonald. The apartment in which
he was confined is on the third floor,
and a ventilator runs from the cellar to
the roof. Through this aperture he
climbed to the roof. He then fastened
one end of the rope to some projection
on the roof, and let the end down.
Once in the yard he pursued his way
stealthily till he reached the stairs
where visitors pass down into the jail.
As he came up to the turn of the stair
way he ran against one of the guards,
but the latter supposing him to be q
visitor who had obtained permission to
come there, passed On, and did not
stair and the entrance is another hall
leading to another entrance. Through
this hall Mcdonald was proceed
ing; the street entrance in view.
and liberty all but within
his grasp, when he was con-
fronted by three men. These were
a lawyer, a detective and a deputy
sheriff. This was the critical moment
for Mcdonald. Had he passed along
the probability is no notice would nave
been taken of him by any of the party
but he drew back into a shadow a mo
ment that at once excited the suspi.
cion of the detective, who promptly
seized him by the arm and drew him
forward into the light. Mcdonald be
came desperate and struck the detec
| tive a powerful blow on the head with
his fist, which sent the latter raIlyins
| to the floor, and then made break fOl
| the door. At this moment the deputy
sheriff recognized the prisoner, AMI
i with the help OF the Law
yer succeeded in overpoweTinl
1 him. An alarm was given an(
the fugitive was secured, but not unit
he had uttered shriIl whistle whicl